Senior Database Administrator

Minimum Qualifications:

1. University Degree in Information Technology/Computer Science or Equivalent (Master's degree is preferred).
2. Preferable to be Oracle Certified Professional - DBA.

1. At least 15 years of experience in RDBMS Administration.
2. Expert in MS SQL Server 2008/12/14/17/19 and other RDBMS like Oracle.
3. RDBMS Clustering experience.
4. Backup and recovery practices in SQL Server.
5. Strong knowledge of SQL Server Administration (DBA) best practices for performance and growth optimization.
6. Capacity of SQL Server monitoring and management.
7. SQL, T-SQL, and PL/SQL Programming and development experience and proficiency is required.
8. Capable of creating Stored Procedures and Triggers with high proficiency.
9. Backup and recovery experience at a first-person level required SQL Server Security Experience.
10. Experience with RDBMS Backup and Recovery.
11. Proficient on SQL Server patching and upgrades, including out of place upgrade.
12. Knowledge of Windows Active Directory, EMC storage, Centera, VMAX, EMC Networker, DATA Domain, VMware, V-Sphere and V-Centre is a plus.

1. Installation, configuration, administration, and maintenance of SQL Server (and/or Oracle) for testing, development, and production environments.
2. Create Users and assign permissions based on the level of database access (Security).
3. Create Linked Servers to SQL Servers and other databases such as Oracle (Security and General Administration).
4. Design database including complex data models and logical database designs.
5. Backup and Restoration Strategy (Database Backups and SQL Server agent).
6. Perform and maintain Backups, monitor backups regularly.
7. Setup High-Availability as per Disaster Recovery Strategy for the Databases (Failover Clustering, Database Mirroring, log shipping, and Replication).
8. Troubleshoot various problems that arise in day-to-day work and fix the issues (Monitoring Error Logs).
9. Plan and conduct structured testing of database designs to confirm functionality and performance.
10. Perform routine and customary operational and monitoring activities to ensure database integrity, stability, availability, and capability of meeting ongoing business needs.
11. Evaluate technology and techniques to implement and maintain databases.
12. Accept the lead for projects as assigned and contribute as a team member to other projects in an ongoing manner.
13. Work directly with development groups helping design DB to interact efficiently with the database.
14. Document major changes to the SQL Servers and provide reports to management.
15. Apply Service Packs and updates as needed.
16. Support local staff in improving their skills and expertise.
17. Prepare and conduct technical presentations.
18. Do other assignments related to RDBMS system as requested.